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'Captain Video' - Misc episode no. 2 (Circa 1950)

Publication date: 1950

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: Classic TV, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, DuMont Network, DuMont Television Network, 50's TV, 50s TV, 1950's TV, 1950s Television, Serial, Historically Important,

Publisher: DuMont Television Network

"Captain Video and His Video Rangers" episode from circa 1950. This series aired on the DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1955 and was the first sci-fi series on American television. Over 1000 episodes were aired, of which about 24 survive. This episode was written by MC Brock and stars Richard Coogan. It was broadcast live each weekday. The show spawned at least 3 spin-offs of which nothing survives.

Addeddate: 2008-12-29 05:29:29

Color: Black and White

Ia_orig__runtime: Approx 28 Minutes

Identifier: Captain_Video-3

Run time: Approx 28 Minutes

Sound: Sound

Year: 1950

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Reviewer: maddman58 - - June 22, 2011
Subject: Best T.V. Ever!!

Bottom line. The worst TV program that ever came out of the 1950's, is better than most anything on TV today. There's more manure on cable TV today, than all the stables at that "famous" racetrack in my hometown of Louisville!! Most of these folks who try to "micro-critique" the gold that IA offers us, weren't even born back then. Those who are that old and try to say that today's TV is better, had a sad upbringing!! :-))

Reviewer: yuma - - June 22, 2011
Subject: Not So Bad

Ok Captain Video was not the brightest blub in the pack. But why are they giving it a bad rap. Here we go again, it was made for kids. An kids like spacemen an cowboys, an code rings. So give it a see. An a another fact, it's better then some realty shows of today, well most of them.

Reviewer: esalkin - - August 23, 2010
Subject: RE: Historical Value???

Quote Bestpbx: "
If this program has HISTORICAL VALUE then so does a roll of toilet paper."

Your are 100% right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciRry1eCGaE

Reviewer: cosmicola - - April 26, 2009
Subject: Hmm...

Well now, I do love early live TV shows, and I love science fiction, but Captain Video is by far the weakest of the live space operas, not helped one bit by the shoehorning-in of footage from crappy old cowboy movies. Taking into consideration the time in which this show was produced, I guess I can understand why they did this, but it certainly was a lazy move. Even "bad" filmmaker Ed Wood never stooped so low!

Reviewer: Dwight Frye - - April 25, 2009
Subject: I AM READY,O' CAPTAIN VIDEO

If this is good enough for Ed Norton,then is good enough for me.Anybody who cant enjoy this has no appreciation for early television,and shouldnt even be on here in the first place.This show is legendary,from the clips of westerns to the 20 dollar set.

Reviewer: bestpbx - - January 9, 2009
Subject: Historical Value????????

If this program has HISTORICAL VALUE then so does a roll of toilet paper.

Reviewer: Spring Viking - - January 7, 2009
Subject: Fascinating

It had me thinking that there was some error in the upload until I saw that the other episodes have the cowboy thing in them too. I guess this show wanted to capitalize off of the most popular genre of the time, which was certainly the Western. This show holds literally zero entertainment value, but well worth the watch, all the same.

Reviewer: Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan - - January 1, 2009
Subject: cosmos80 is an idiot

This was a sci-fi western, you idiot.

Reviewer: cosmos80 - - January 1, 2009
Subject: idiot

who was the idiot who uploaded this.Its screwed up with a western mixed in.This film sucks

Reviewer: Robin_1990 - - December 31, 2008
Subject: I Uploaded This

cosmos80 is an idiot, it's made pretty clear in the program that the "western" is Captain Video watching his time-traveling rangers.

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